Belt Conveyors

A belt conveyor is the most popular type of conveyor system. The reasons for this are many. Firstly, they are easy to install and maintain, as there is only one belt running continuously over the roller mechanism which drives the belt. They are gentle on the items which are placed upon them, because there are no open rollers to jolt the item up and down. It has an endless ring of belt made of durable kind of fabric which moves between pulleys. There are wide variety of belt conveyors employed in modern material handling systems. The most popular types are flat belt conveyor, telescoping belt conveyor, trough belt conveyor, and magnetic belt conveyor.